Local art students paint the park's sidewalk with images of influential Latino-Americans in the United States during "Chalk It Up".
Serving as a cultural center dedicated to fostering national friendship, understanding and trust, Chamizal National Memorial's programs and urban landscape provided opportunities for people of Mexico and the United States to better understand and appreciate each other's diverse cultures and the many aspects of life that transcend nationality.
The memorial strives to provide park visitors with ample opportunities to make meaningful connections to the park’s resources and history through the use of interpretive and education programs as well as through the visual and performing arts.
Learn more about the park's Siglo de Oro festival.
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Did You Know?
4.1 miles of the riverbed between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez were cemented as part of the Chamizal Convention of 1963. Before the treaty, torrential spring rainfall would cause the Rio Grande to turn into a wild and unforgiving river, causing loss of life and property.
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